One of my fellow bloggers wrote a post about the last minute rush before Summer Break and all the things one has to do.

I have four years worth of Summer Break experience, so I recommend that if you’re planning to be a college student, think ahead, read on, and learn from my mistakes:

1. Summer Vacation creeps up on you before you know it, so spread your work out throughout the semester. Don’t leave your final projects to the last week, work ahead and put the time in before the last minute rush.

2. Plan ahead. You need to start making arrangements a month before the end of semester. There’s a lot to do, so be proactive.
3. Roommates: If you plan to live on campus the following year, start talking to your friends and figuring out who you want to live with. You’re going to need to sign up for a room a few weeks before the end of semester, so don’t leave it to the last minute and discover that all your friends have found roommates already. You’ll be disappointed if you end up living with some one you don’t particularly like.

4. Donate and Dump: Give your room a good spring clean right before the end of semester. Go through your stuff and figure out what is worth donating and what is worth dumping out. If you haven’t used it yet, you’re probably not going to, so give it to someone who will.

5. Find a storage partner. Storage isn’t cheap, so why not share storage with a friend. Remember that you’ll have to get a large vehicle to transport your stuff to the storage unit. You’ll have more than you realize, so be prepared for a full day of loading, carrying, and storing.

6. Mark your boxes. When you’re taking things out of storage you’ll want to know what’s in each box, and who the box belongs to, so get a marker and mark away.

7. Ensure that your university account is in order, that you have registered for classes and that you are prepared for the new year. If you plan on getting a job on campus the next year, plan ahead and get it organized before you leave for the break.

8. Get your friends contact details, you’re going to want to keep in contact.

9. Figure out who is going to drop you at the airport and who is going to pick you up from the airport before the actual day. Look around campus, the university generally offers a shuttle to the airport at certain times.

10. Don’t slack off in the last week, you may be tired from the semester, but you have worked so hard all semester, don’t let your grades drop in the last week.

11. If you plan on getting a summer job, plan ahead and set one up before they all get taken!

12. Grab a camera from the communications department and get some footage of your life at Lynn. When you get home you’re going to want to show Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa what your life at college is like. Remember, a picture says a thousand words.

13. You have to leave your dorm room in a clean and tidy state, so be prepared to do some scrubbing! Organize with your roommates a cleaning day and ensure that everyone helps out. You don’t want to be the last of your roommates on campus left with the burden of cleaning the room in order to avoid a fine.

14. Have fun. Enjoy yourself. And be prepared to miss Lynn and your friends more than you ever imagined.